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CAPE PURE MATHEMATICS

UNIT 1 – MODULE 2

Pre-test Worksheet

Tutor: Rudolph Deoraj

1. (a) Show that cos 2  1 − 2 sin 2  .

1 − cos 2
(b) Prove the identity  tan 2  .
1 + cos 2

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(c) Given sin A = and cos B = where 0  A  and 0  B  , find the
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exact value of

(i) sec 2A,

(ii) cosec 2B,

(iii) cot (A + B).

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2. (a) (i) Show that cosec2   cot 2  + 1.

(ii) Hence, find the solution 2 cot 2  = 1 − cosec , for 00    3600 , giving
your answer correct to 4 significant figures.

(b) (i) Express f ( ) = 3 cos  − sin  in the form r cos ( +  ) ,

where r > 0 and 0    900.

(ii) Determine the smallest positive value for which f ( ) is a

maximum.
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(iii) Deduce the maximum and minimum values of .
f ( ) + 2
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3. (a) (i) Show that the point P with coordinates (2 − 3 sin  , 3 cos  − 2)
lies on the circle x2 + y 2 − 4 x + 4 y − 1 = 0, stating its centre and
radius.

(ii) Show that the tangent to the circle at P is given by

y cos  − x sin  + 2 ( sin  + cos  ) = 3.

(b)

Figure 1

The circle C has centre P(7, 8) and passes through the point Q(10, 13), as shown
in Figure 1.

(i) Find the length of PQ, giving your answer as an exact value.

(ii) Hence write down the equation for C, giving your answer in the form
x2 + y 2 + ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers.

The line l is a tangent to C at the point Q, as shown in Figure 1.

(iii) Find an equation for l, giving your answer in the form ax + by + c = 0,

where a, b and c are integers.

(c) Find Cartesian equation of the locus of the set of points P where P is half the
distance from the point A = (−2, 5) as it is from the point B = (3, 6).

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4. With respect to a fixed origin O, the line l1 has equation

r = i + j + k +  (ai + 2j + k) where  is a scalar parameter and a is a constant.

The line l2 passes through the points A = (3, 2, 1) and B = (1, 1, −1). The lines l1 and l2
intersect at the point P.

(a) Determine the value of a and state the vector OP .

(b) Find the angle between l1 and l2 correct to 3 significant figures.

(c) Given that the lines l1 and l2 are perpendicular to each other find the value of a
in this case.

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5. With respect to an origin O, A, B and C have position vectors 5i − j − 3k, −4i + 4j − k

and 5i − 2j + 11k respectively.

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(a) Find the vector equations, in the form  y  , of AB , AC and BC.
z
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(b) Show that the vector n = 8i + 14j + k is mutually perpendicular to AB, BC and
AC.

(c) Find the equation of the plane containing the points A, B and C

(i) in scalar product form,

(ii) in Cartesian form.

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